BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — Housed inside a 1917 former private residence, the Pender County Museum stands as the oldest brick structure in Burgaw and a living archive of local history.
The building, originally constructed by former mayor Amos Burton, has served many purposes over the decades — including time as an infirmary — before eventually becoming a museum in 1979.
Today, the museum preserves hundreds of artifacts donated from across the county, spanning military service, education, medicine, agriculture, and everyday life in Pender County…